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BCBS South Carolina Medical Policy Updates – October 2023
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October 2023 BCBS South Carolina Medical Policy Updates:
- Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine (Trastuzumab-DM1) for Treatment of HER-2 Positive Malignancies
- Allergy Immunotherapy
- Ambulance and Medical Transport Services
- Balloon Ostial Dilation for Treatment of Chronic and Recurrent Acute Rhinosinusitis
- Baroreflex Stimulation Devices
- Biofeedback for Miscellaneous Indications
- Catheter Ablation as Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation
- Cemiplimab-rwlc (Libtayo®)
- Chelation Therapy for Off-Label Uses
- Chronic Intermittent Intravenous Insulin Therapy (CIIIT)
- Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) and Auricular Electrostimulation
- Cryoablation of Tumors Located in the Kidney, Lung, Breast, Pancreas, or Bone
- Digital Health Technologies: Diagnostic Applications
- Digital Health Therapies for Substance Use Disorders
- Enteral Carbidopa and Levodopa Intestinal Gel Suspension
- Fractional Flow Reserve CT
- Immune Prophylaxis for Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Central Nervous System Tumors
- Intra-Articular Hyaluronan Injections for Osteoarthritis
- Intracavitary Balloon Catheter Brain Brachytherapy for Malignant Gliomas or Metastasis to the Brain
- Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition
- Ipilimumab (Yervoy)
- Laparoscopic, Percutaneous and Transcervical Techniques for Uterine Fibroids Myolysis
- Light Therapy for Dermatologic Conditions
- Medical Policy Development and Review
- Medication Administration Site of Care
- Mitomycin for Pyelocalyceal Solution (Jelmyto)
- Natalizumab (Tysabri®)
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
- Non-Contact Ultrasound Treatment of Wounds
- Ocular Photoscreening in the Primary Care Physician’s Office as a Screening Tool to Detect Amblyogenic Factors
- Orthopedic Implants
- Paraspinal Surface Electromyography to Evaluate and Monitor Back Pain
- Pharmacogenetic Testing
- Pharmacologic Treatment of Hereditary Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis (Onpattro™/Tegsedi™/Amvuttra™)
- Phototherapy: PUVA, UV-B and Targeted Phototherapy
- Pneumatic Compression Pumps for Treatment of Lymphedema
- Preventive Services for Non-Grandfathered (PPACA) Plans: Immunizations
- Radiofrequency Ablation of Miscellaneous Solid Tumors Excluding Liver Tumors
- Recombinant and Autologous Platelet-Derived Growth Factors for Wound Healing and Other Non-Orthopedic Conditions
- Risk-Reducing Mastectomy
- Robotic Assisted Surgery — Reimbursement Policy
- Scintimammography and Gamma Imaging of the Breast and Axilla
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
- Surgical Guidelines (Secondary, Multiple Procedures, Co-Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Standby Physicians, Microsurgery/Microdissection)
- Surgical Treatment of Bilateral Gynecomastia
- Targeted Phototherapy and Psoralen with Ultraviolet A for Vitiligo
- Teprotumumab-trbw (TEPEZZA™)
- Total Artificial Hearts and Implantable Ventricular Assist Devices
- Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEMS)
- Transesophageal Endoscopic Therapies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Ultraviolet Light Therapy in the Home Setting (UVB)
- Vagus Nerve Blocking Therapy for Treatment of Obesity
- Vitamin B12 and Methylmalonic Acid Testing
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